Ryde Cemetery
Mr Philip Harris (Major General)
Title: Mr
Forenames: Philip
Surnames: Harris
Date of Death: 15/08/1886
Age at Death Years: 58
Grave Type: Marked
Military Rank: Major General
Map Reference Number: RSHG 033 B1
Plot Number: Ryde New Cemetery Section D Plot 519
Grave Description: Grave with sarcophagus top and incorporated cross in polished grey granite. 6 canons joined by chain surround.
Grave Condition Description: Very good, but becoming overgrown with brambles. 3 canons and chains missing.
Old Website Grave ID: 6995
Inscription:
North Side Top
IN LOVING MEMORY OF
MAJOR GENERAL PHILIP HARRIS
WHO DIED AT RYDE ON THE 15TH DAY
OF AUGUST 1886
AGED 58 YEARS
"GREAT ARE THE TROUBLES OF THE RIGHTEOUS
BUT THE LORD DELIVERETH HIM OUT OF ALL"
South Side
ALSO IN LOVING MEMORY OF
ELEANOR HARRIS
WIDOW OF MAJOR GENERAL PHILIP HARRIS. RMLI
AND ELDEST DAUGHTER OF THE
LATE LIEUT COLONEL A. A. R. WOLRICE RMLI
AND FLEMINA HIS WIFE.
BORN 5TH MAY 1833 DIED 22ND FEBRUARY 1915
Photographs:
P Harris 15.08.09
Photographer: David Earle
P Harris
Photographer: David Earle
Related Documents:
PDF file: Census; Obituary; Funeral; Estate Claims.''Entry from the 1881 census, obituary, funeral report, and claims notice from the IW Observer and IW Times.''
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